Fujinon EBC 600mm f5.6

[Stanislav]

Hello

I do not know whether this is the right forum, but I just could not find any better.

I have an oportunity to purchase m42 mount Fujica Fujunon EBC 600mm f 5.6 lens. Now since this lens is not cheap (about 500$) I tried to find out as much as possible by browsing the web but I could find very few sites where this particular lens was mentioned let alone described or reviewed.

So I just wanted to se whether there is anyone here who can have an opinion on that particular lens or any general observation about fujinon lenses. I already have a cheap 500mm f8 (Kimunor I think) and Sigma 50-500mm (bigma), so I don't know how usefull in practice this 600mm is going to be. But I must admit that my fingers ar iching about the oportunity.

So please if you have any thoughts please share them with me.

/Stanislav

[WolverineX]

http://jinson.dyndns.org/camera/index.php?showtopic=132

here is a japanese forum thread with a lot info about EBC fujinon lenses
(it has some english text and lens diagrams and info)

[calvin83]

[WolverineX]

those language signs look the same to me anyway it's good source of info

[Attila]

[Stanislav]

Thank you all for so quick response and good references.

I found some things about the lens, such as optical formula 5 elements in 4 groups, dimensions (coarse) 121x 493.5mm, aparture f5.6-45 minimum focusing distance of 12.5m and wight of 3kg (actually 3000g).

So yes this is a big and heavy lens where using it handheld should be equal to weightlifting or bodybuilding in a local gym. Regarding its physical dimensions it is both bigger and heavier than sigma 50-500 that I already have. I would actually like to have more time to use Bigma more often so I do not think that fujinon 600mm is not going to be used much (bu much means I don't think I'll use it every week).

However I am a bit of enthusiast as well, if you wish an embrio to a collector. So if I am going to purchase it I would like to put it to use, just to see what can be done with it. It would also be nice to have a bit longer reach than 500mm without having to pay 5000$+ for new state-of-the art lenses, as I am a strict amateur without ambitions to go pro. So I still have to decide whether to invest 500$ into a relative fast long-tele prime.

[Attila]

[pich900]

an other option could be to found a 2,8/300mm (tamron adaptall for exemple) and with a 2xTC, it can be a verry good 5,6/600 much lighter than the Fujinon...and you have twoo lenses in one .....and the tamron can be found for about the same price I guess...

[Attila]

[Arkku]

For actual photographic use the Tamron is probably better than the Fujinon, but of course it doesn't have the magic green EBC text on it. For a telescope the 600mm Fujinon is pretty nice.

[ManualFocus-G]

Oh you should get it for two reasons:

1. So you have it, and not many people do!
2. So you can show us some images from it

[Stanislav]

While I was thinking whether it is worth investing that kind of money into the lens, somebody else was more eager than me. So no Fujinon 600 for me this time

... The good side of it is that there is some money left to be invested when something else interesting pops up

[calvin83]

[spleenone]

[cyrano]

I've saw one of these yesterday for £300, it looks a beast and that's a fairly good aperture for that focal length. If I had money to spare I probably still wouldn't buy it though. I do have a 560mm.